Call Us: 0191 495 6268

Positively Supporting Autism

At N-LIGHTEN we can deliver a wide range of bespoke training to suit your individual needs including all Mandatory subjects and incorporating Basic Life Support, Health and Safety, Risk Assessment, Food Hygiene, Manual Handling, Report Writing, Equality and Diversity, Duty of Care and a wider range of courses

This one day workshop is for anyone wanting to increase their knowledge and understanding of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and develop strategies to support individuals. It is relevant for those who support autistic children or adults.

At N-LIGHTEN we can deliver a wide range of bespoke training to suit your individual needs including all Mandatory subjects and incorporating Basic Life Support, Health and Safety, Risk Assessment, Food Hygiene, Manual Handling, Report Writing, Equality and Diversity, Duty of Care and a wider range of courses

Lets make a difference

Course Content

  • What is Autism Spectrum Disorder?
  • How our understanding of autism has evolved – history
  • Theories and the use Sensory processing in autism
  • Anxiety in autism
  • The impact of autism on families
  • Shaping support.
At N-LIGHTEN we can deliver a wide range of bespoke training to suit your individual needs including all Mandatory subjects and incorporating Basic Life Support, Health and Safety, Risk Assessment, Food Hygiene, Manual Handling, Report Writing, Equality and Diversity, Duty of Care and a wider range of courses
  • Gain an greater understanding of the autism spectrum and be able to identify main areas of difference.
  • Understand that autism affects people in different ways.
  • Identify ways of changing your practice and making changes to workplace to effectively support and meaningfully engage with people on the autism spectrum
  • Identify differences in how autistic people may process sensory information differently.
  • Understand the effect of increased anxiety for autistic people.
  • Gain an understanding of how theories have tried to explain some of the characteristics of autism and how these have changed over the years. Understand the impact of autism on families
Download

For further enquiries or to book your place call us on: 0191 495 6161